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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2011 20:22:18 GMT
I watched the video that demonstrates the accusharp and still haven't been able to put a reasonable edge on my DSA black prince sword. I got the factory sharpening service but wasn't satisfied with it. The accusharp made the blade even less sharp. Do I just have to keep at it with the accusharp until the factory edge is gone and the accusharp edge emerges? I've been using moderate pressure steady strokes like the video but still only got a half azz blade edge. Any help or technique would be awesome. (accusharp)
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Post by MOK on Dec 18, 2011 21:25:21 GMT
Watch this, take an afternoon or two to practice, and you're set for life. Might as well do it properly, you know? It takes a bit more elbow grease, but the end result is worth it. Accusharps are bad. You shouldn't do accusharps. If you do accusharps you're bad. 'Cause accusharps are bad, mmkay? It's a bad thing to do accusharps. So don't be bad, mmkay? :geek: (I've used an accusharp to start an edge on completely blunt Windlasses before, but I really prefer a good file even for that, these days. Cleaning up after the damned thing just got to be more of a hassle than doing the whole thing by hand from start to finish, and I get much more control - as in, any control at all - over the edge angle and bevel shape. And it's a lot easier to accidentally damage a blade with an accusharp, too.)
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Dec 18, 2011 21:36:50 GMT
Was I supposed to read that in Mr. Mackey's voice? 'Cause I did. :lol:
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Post by Mikeeman on Dec 20, 2011 0:17:47 GMT
Accusharp help = Throw it away... It's more helpful there.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2011 12:58:21 GMT
I would second what’s been said above. throw away the accusharp(or keep it for your kitchen knives) and follow the method in Mok’s link. It takes some practise and depending on how much metal you need to take off your sword may take a few hours or even a day to sharpen, but its worth it. You get a very sharp, long lasting, and easily resharpenable edge. IMHO Swords with apple seed edge just look better.
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Dec 20, 2011 13:30:14 GMT
Drawfiling is my best suggested way to craft a new edge geometry of your sword. Especially one which comes with an unsharpened edge. Then once the edge bevels meet, progress to 180 grit sandpaper on a block to cut back the filing strokes, and then to an arkansas stone or similar to hone the sharp edge.
I don't recommend an accusharp or a belt sander.
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Dec 20, 2011 14:15:37 GMT
I do it like Brenno, all by hand with files and sandpaper. Sharpening and polishing (it's one single process) is the last step before I finish a blade and it seems very personal to me. Having spend hours and hours on a blade, I really like to sit down and finish the piece of steel I have purred so much time and energy into by hand. For me, sharpening is calming and recreational, the end of a long journey.
Damn, I had no idea this would sound so poetic!!
That doesn't mean that I can't be done with a belt sander though. People have gotten great result with one, it's just not for me.
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